All nine Charlotte 49ers had at least one hit to clinch a
weekend series Sunday at Earl Lorden Field in a 17-6 final over Massachusetts
in Atlantic 10 Conference baseball. The No. 25 49ers improved to 34-10 on the
season, with a league-leading 13-5 record. The Minutemen slip to 14-23 overall,
6-9 in league play. Charlotte improves to 9-5 on the road this season.

Minutemen starter Dennis Torres retired the first six 49ers
he faced and UMass scored a run in the second on a leadoff solo homer to left
center by left fielder Kyle Multner before Charlotte came alive.

The 49ers scored three in the third, four in the fourth and
added another run in the fifth to take an 8-1 lead before UMass scored another
lone run in the fifth.

A Rodriguez RBI single in the fourth started the scoring, before
Wilson's bases-loaded double drove in three more runs. Wilson led all players with
four hits in the game and eight hits for the weekend series, ending 8-for-12
with four runs and six RBI. He had three doubles in the contest.

After UMass scored a run in the bottom of the fifth,
Charlotte put up six runs in the top of the sixth, including a three-run homer
to left by second baseman Corey Shaylor (Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS).
Shaylor leads the squad with four home runs this season and is tied with
outfielder Cory Tilton (Cary, N.C. / Green Hope HS) with 11 career home runs, most among active players.

The Minutemen scored four in the bottom of the sixth and
Charlotte finished the scoring with three more runs in the seventh, two of them
scoring on a double by Montalbano. He tied Wilson with four RBI in the contest
and tied his career high with three runs scored.

Charlotte starter Tyler Barnette (Hickory, N.C. / Hickory
HS) got the win after five innings, improving to 6-1. He allowed all six UMass
runs on seven hits, and three walks, all career-high totals. He struck out
three. Three Charlotte relievers were not charged with a run in the final four
innings.

Torres took the loss for Massachusetts (2-4), allowing eight
earned runs on nine hits and two walks. He struck out three.

Rodriguez tied career highs with three hits and three RBI in
the contest.

The 17 runs were the fifth-highest total by the Charlotte offense
this season. The 18 hits tied for the second-most in a game this year.

Charlotte will have the week off for exams, next playing Friday
to start a three-game home weekend series against Richmond. First-pitch time at
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium is set for 6 p.m.

NOTES: Charlotte fell behind in each game of the three-game
series, coming back on Friday and Sunday... Charlotte is 10-8 in those games...
Charlotte is also 12-0 when scoring double-digit run totals... The 49ers outhit
UMass in all three games, now with a 27-3 mark when collecting more hits than
opponents... Each team hit one home run, giving Charlotte a 7-3 mark when hitting
exactly one homer and 6-5 when the opponent collects one four-base hit.